Description Gallatin County Commissioners' Journal No. April 24, 2007
Date 04/24/2007 Location County Commission
Time Speaker Note
9:00:38 AM Chairman Skinner Call to Order, Moment of Silence, Pledge of Allegiance. Present were Commissioners Skinner and White, Deputy County Attorney Kate Dinwiddie and Acting Clerk to the Board Mary Miller. Commissioner Murdock was excused to meet with our congressional delegation in Washington DC regarding concerns with the Belgrade interchange.
9:01:50 AM Chairman Skinner There was no public comments on any matters within the Commission's jurisdiction.
9:02:07 AM Acting Clerk to the Commission Mary Miller Read the consent agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Claims 2. Approval of Meeting Minutes for April 10 & 11, 2007 3. Decision on Final Plat Approval for the Bitterroot Minor Subdivision, Manhattan, MT 4. Decision on a Boundary Relocation Exemption from Subdivision Review for Feddes, Pierce & Emery 5. Decision on Transfer of Budget in the Amount of $5,000 for Monies Saved from Replacement of Copier and Scanner for the Justice Court Budget 6. Approval of Settlement Agreement in McQuillan v. Gallatin County (DV07-231B) 7. Approval of Contract(s): Administrative Service Agreement Between Gallatin County and Allegiance Benefits Plan, Inc and Agreement Between Gallatin County, Big Sky Community Corporation and 3 Rivers Communications Regarding the Existing Buried Cable and the Big Sky
Spur Road Trail-pulled
9:03:24 AM There was no public comment.
9:03:35 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion for the approval of the consent agenda that was read into record and with the amendment to the consent agenda that pulled the agreement between Gallatin County Big Sky Community Cooperation Three Rivers.
9:03:50 AM Chairman Skinner Second
9:03:57 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:04:04 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of Road Name Change in Gallatin County (Un-named road off Ponderosa Road to Green Acres Road)
9:04:16 AM GIS Coordinator Allen Armstrong Requested a continuance until May 16, 2007.
9:04:40 AM No action taken.
9:04:47 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of Road Name Change in Gallatin County (Un-named road off Swamp Road to Hillsdale Road)
9:04:58 AM GIS Coordinator Allen Armstrong Presentation
9:05:30 AM Discussion and Questions
9:06:18 AM There was no public comment.
9:06:29 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to approve Resolution #2007-043, which changes the un-named road near Swamp Road to Hillsdale Road.
9:06:43 AM Chairman Skinner Second
9:06:53 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:06:57 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision of Request for Final Release of Credit for Holland Minor Subdivision Improvements Agreement
9:07:07 AM County Planner Christopher Scott Staff report
9:08:15 AM There was no public comment.
9:08:23 AM Commissioner White I would make a motion to a for the final release of the credit for the Holland Minor Subdivision based upon the conclusions of the staff, and the staff report, and the investigations of the staff and that they've done what needed to be done for that release.
9:08:44 AM Chairman Skinner Second
9:08:50 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:09:05 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of Intent to Amend the Maternal Child Health FY 2007 Operating Budget Giving Authority to Transfer $2,062 From Equipment to Capital Outlay
9:09:21 AM Finance Budget Coordinator Linda Leening Presentation
9:10:18 AM Discussion and Questions
9:11:09 AM There was no public comment.
9:11:20 AM Commissioner White I would make a motion to approve this Resolution of Intent. (#2007-044)
9:11:25 AM Chairman Skinner Second
9:11:31 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:11:35 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution to Amend the Rae Fire Service Area FY 2007 Operating Budget by Appropriating $15,900 in Revenues Received from Fire Impact Fees to Conduct an Impact Fee Study
9:11:54 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation
9:12:46 AM There was no public comment.
9:12:56 AM Commissioner White I would make a motion for the approval of this but with discussion.
9:13:06 AM Chairman Skinner Second, so its been moved and seconded to approve Resolution #2007-045.
9:13:16 AM Board discussion
9:20:29 AM Motion defeated 1:1. Commissioner White opposed.
9:20:45 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution to Amend the Solid Waste Management District FY 2007 Budget to Move Budget Authority Between Personnel, Operations and to Re-appropriate Funds into the Capital Outlay Budget
9:21:25 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation
9:23:49 AM Discussion and Questions
9:27:24 AM There was no public comment.
9:27:28 AM Chairman Skinner Noted this was resolution #2007-046.
9:27:39 AM Commissioner White Comments, I would make a motion to approve it.
9:27:48 AM Chairman Skinner Second
9:27:52 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:27:56 AM Chairman Skinner Opening of Statements of Qualification for Architectural/Engineering Professional Services for a Needs Assessment and Possible Preliminary Architectural and Engineering Report for a Records Storage Facility
9:28:13 AM Grants Administrator Larry Watson Announced that no responses were received from this solicitation.
9:28:58 AM Discussion and Questions
9:31:32 AM No action taken.
9:31:39 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on Preliminary Approval of a Grant from Open Space Bond Fund for the Bolhuis Conservation Easement
9:31:52 AM Open Lands Board Coordinator Mike Harris PowerPoint Presentation
9:37:02 AM Discussion and Questions
9:37:29 AM Kelly Pohl Comments on behalf Gallatin Valley Land Trust
9:37:57 AM Discussion between the Commission, Kelly Pohl, and Mike Harris
9:41:43 AM Kelly Ramirez Comments on behalf of Trust for Public Lands
9:42:47 AM Alex Diekmann Comments on behalf of Trust for Public Lands
9:46:03 AM There was no public comment.
9:46:18 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion for the approval of this grant and with discussion.
9:46:26 AM Chairman Skinner Second
9:46:29 AM Board discussion
9:47:42 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:47:46 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of the Gallatin County Commission Granting a Side Yard Setback Variance from the Bridger Canyon Zoning Regulation for the Bridger Canyon Rural Fire Department (Public Hearing Held April 12, 2007)
9:48:05 AM County Planner Warren Vaughan Presentation
9:48:40 AM There was no public comment.
9:48:50 AM Commissioner White I'd make a motion for approval of this resolution.
9:48:56 AM Chairman Skinner Second, this is Resolution #2007-047.
9:49:01 AM Board discussion, noting a typo in the resolution spelling Bridger incorrectly.
9:49:37 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:49:47 AM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on Malpeli/Wortman Appeal of a March 16, 2007 Code Compliance Specialist Decision Regarding a Community Decay Complaint on a Derelict Trailer on Property Owned by Robbins/Larrabaster in Big Sky, MT
9:50:09 AM Code Compliance Specialist Amy Waring Presentation
9:56:49 AM Discussion and Questions
9:59:20 AM Jerry Wortman Appellant comments
9:59:30 AM Discussion between the Commission and Deputy County Attorney Kate Dinwiddie
10:00:15 AM Jerry Wortman Comments, submitting photos and letter labeled Exhibit A through O, Item #10.
10:03:54 AM Faith Malpeli Appellant comments
10:05:23 AM Discussion and Questions, including Faith Malpeli pointing out that the Exhibits A, B, D, E, Item #10 were taken from the road and a zoom lens was used for Exhibits B, D, E, Item #10
10:07:41 AM Linda Wortman Comments
10:07:52 AM Discussion and Questions
10:08:23 AM Vianna Robbins Larrabaster Comments
10:13:10 AM Frank Larrabaster Comments
10:17:03 AM Vianna Robbins Larrabaster Comments
10:17:20 AM There was no public comment.
10:17:42 AM Faith Malpeli Comments
10:18:20 AM Board discussion
10:22:36 AM Commissioner White My conclusion is that this does not comply with our Community Decay Ordinance and I come to the same conclusion that enforcement officer did.
10:22:50 AM Chairman Skinner So the motion is to affirm the decision of the Code Compliance Specialist.
10:22:54 AM Commissioner White That is my motion.
10:22:55 AM Chairman Skinner Second
10:22:58 AM Board discussion
10:23:18 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:23:23 AM Commission comments
10:23:41 AM There were no Pending Resolutions .
10:23:43 AM Meeting adjourned.
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